ELENA: The Quiet Girl
12

Today Elena is shopping at a supermarket located quite far from her apartment, her eyes continue to glance to the right and left to look for her daily needs.

Pushing a shopping cart, Elena stopped at a shelf where pet food was stored, picking up cat food that weighed nearly five kilos.

When he finished, he pushed back his basket, looking for his needs. "Where are you?" muttered.

His right hand pointed at the various cereals, while walking slowly, his eyes remained focused looking for his favorite taste.

BRAKKK...

Unwittingly, her basket crashed into someone else's basket, Elena was startled and hurriedly moved her basket away. "Sorry!"

"Ah, isn't ap-, Elena?!"

Both of them put on a look of surprise, Elena did not think she would meet someone who was none other than her own mother.

"Ib-?!"

"Tante, I found it!"

Elena's words were interrupted hearing Raihan's voice, the man approached carrying two cans of tuna.

"Oh, hi. Elena," said Raihan. Elena did not respond, for some reason her voice was difficult to let out. "You also shop? want me to help you?"

Elena shook her head, her hand picked up two cereals with origin then went past the two.

"Soak!" he muttered as he walked quickly towards the cashier.

"Excuse me, the money" said the cashier. Elena immediately flinched and hurriedly took the money. "This is the shopping, thank you."

Both of his hands tore at the bag containing his groceries earlier, one tear drop just flowed. Elena immediately accelerated her pace.

From inside the car, William saw the girl he knew, he went straight down just as Elena passed him.

"Hey!" greet William while pulling Elena's arm. The girl was surprised and looked. "You crying?! why?!"

Elena immediately jerked her arm, and left without a word.

William who saw that felt strange about Elena's suddenly sinister attitude. "Did she meet her ex-boyfriend?" he then walked into the supermarket.

"Aunty, auntie!" call Raihan. The one who was called was surprised.

"Yes?"

"Don't daydream! what else am I supposed to look for?!" said Raihan.

"Are you bored?" ask the middle-aged woman. Raihan's face changed.

"I should have won, not William!"

"You're losing stupid!" chirp William who emerged from behind the wall. "Don't complain, hurry Ma, just tell him as you please. Consider it a new helper."

"What did you say?! a maid?! your face that looks like a taxi driver do not doubt," Ketus Raihan while pointing at William.

"What gives up being a maid? sure you want to be a dog in a day?" reply William relaxed. Raihan immediately turned his face and was busy looking for items at random.

"Oh yeah, you guys met Elena?" ask William suddenly.

Like rain in hot weather, the middle-aged woman's face suddenly changed.

"E-elena? who's that?" ask him with a wave.

"That's a pretty girl with long hair unraveling!" william with passion. Raihan is just watching.

"O-oh, that. He's your classmate, Will?"

"No, Ma. But I like it!" honest answer. The middle-aged woman only smiled slightly.

"Elena's a classy girl, there's no way she likes you back" Raihan said. William looked at her with a sharp look.

"Already, let's continue to go home quickly."

Elena kicked through the bedroom door, put her groceries on the floor, her body dropped onto the bed.

Without a second the dry pillow suddenly became wet, his heart was happy to meet someone who meant so much to him but the pain also suddenly appeared when Raihan called his mother as aunty.

Elena never remembered having a bond with Raihan, she only remembered the woman she met earlier was her biological mother who had long left her to go to work.

"Did William have a relationship with him?" he muttered as he rubbed his face against the pillow.

His eyes suddenly felt heavy, the girl was closed with her cheeks still looking wet.

The next day, at school. Elena was called to the meeting room, where the teachers discussed the school.

Without asking, the purpose and purpose of why she was called, Elena just followed orders. When he got there, he was very sorry why he did not refuse from the beginning.

The person was there, sitting down and sipping a cup of coffee in an elegant style. From top to bottom looks luxurious, since just seeing the pain came back, but Elena tried to hold it.

"Elena Gabriela, the smartest student in the school," one man praised her. Elena was just silent, she was told to sit in front of the person who was actually her own birth mother.

"Oh, really? that's great," praise the woman. Elena knew it was the first compliment that came out of her mother's mouth in years of not meeting, but the girl did not feel happy in the least.

"Elena, say thank you!" pinta was that middle-aged man who was none other than the principal.

"Thank you."

"Sir, can you give us some time? we want to talk, my son likes this girl so I want to ask a little question" he said. Elena knew the other point was to ask that she could speak with four eyes.

"Oh, sure! please," said the principal who immediately agreed. The old man walked out of the room.

Both of them still took a minute to melt the atmosphere again, Elena still remained silent while the woman in front of her started to open her mouth.

"How are you, Elena?"

Elena was surprised, her tone changed. It was a voice she had always missed, very similar to her mother twelve years ago.

"Dig-well"

"Please keep it a secret if you're my daughter, I'll give you money every month."

Hearing that Elena's heart seemed to be struck by lightning, the words that came out of her mother's mouth were just pleasantries.

"What about him?" ask again.

"Him?"

"Your father, you didn't tell him I was coming home, did you? don't tell me anything."

For the first time Elena laughed in front of her mother, a confused look of face came out of the middle-aged woman's face.

"I, never said anything, even when you remarried," explained Elena. "I don't care anymore, you or that guy. You're both bad."

"Elena, what are you talking about?! I came here to explain-,-,"

"I don't need money, not even your mercy, since I could live without the love of my parents. Don't worry, I won't spread if we're mother and son, don't ever see me again!"

After spitting out all of the words that had stuck out her heart, Elena got up from sitting down and walked out.

"Saking the pain, I can't even cry," Elena said.

After reaching the classroom, Elena immediately sat down at her place, bowing her head at the table.

Suddenly someone approached him.

"Elena, this is a job with a chemical answer, I'll lend it to you. Earlier, said the baldy, if not working will not get a value in the report!" Clear Erix. His tone was whispering but pressing.

"Hm."

"You said something, El?"

"Thank you, but it doesn't matter to me that I don't get any grades" the girl said without changing her position.